Sounding toy



Oct. 7, 1958 c. F. BERRY 2,854,789

SOUNDING TOY Filed Sept. 16. 1955 C'J'T'BerPy INVENTOR l I BY I ll ATTORNEYS United States Patent Ofiice This invention relates to a sounding toy designed for use Another object of the invention is to provide a cover adapted so that the cover at the same time providing means for attaching a cord to the toy for handling and manipulating the toy as a rattle.

A further object of this type includmg a transparent unbreakable wall Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter described and the novel features thereof defined in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a toy constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the body of the casing and cover of the casing, the cover being shown as removed from the casing.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the toy with the cover removed.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the cover.

Referring to the drawing in detail the casing of the toy which is preferably circular in formation, is indicated by the reference character 5 and is box-like in construction. The casing 5 comprises a wall 6 that closes one side of the casing, while the reference character 7 indicates the cover for the casing which is so arranged that it will fit a substantial distance over the casing 5 so that it will be securely held on the casing in closing the casing.

The reference character 8 indicates an inner partitioning wall which is spaced a substantial distance from the wall 6, providing a sound box 9. This inner partitioning wall 8 embodies a mirror securely fastened within the casing, and due to the fact that the mirror is constructed preferably of glass, a sound box is provided with spaced walls of unequal vibrating qualities, to the end that a two tone sound box is provided. The referthe sound box and when shaking the casing, the pellets 8 and 9, providing a rattle having two tones.

In order that the inner partitioning wall or mirror 8, will be protected against breakage due to an infant biting 2 ,854,789 Patented Oct. 7, 1958 the toy, a plastic protecting wall 11 is provided and fitted within the casing in close proximity to the inner partitioning wall or mirror 8. As better shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, the wall 8 is curved in such a way that the major portion of the wall or mirror 8 will be spaced from the plastic partitioning wall to permit the wall 8 to vibrate upon the impact of the pellets 10 to cause a sound effect.

Connected centrally with the wall 6, is a cord 12 that has its opposite ends connected to the cover 7, so that a flexible handle is provided by means of which the toy can be held and manipulated, without the necessity of the hands touching the casing of the toy, thereby avoiding an unsanitary condition, particularly where the toys of this character are frequently placed in the mouth of the infant using the toy.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the fact that the plastic protecting wall 11 is constructed of transparent material, the cover may be removed and the mirror held before the infant to attract the attention of the infant while viewing his image in the mirror. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the toy has a twofold use.

In using the toy as a rattle, the toy is held by the cord 12 and when the infant shakes the toy through the use of the cord, the pellets in striking the walls 8 and 6 of the sound box, will cause a two tone rattle to attract the attention of the infant using the same.

While the specific details of one embodiment of this invention have been herein shown and described, the invention is not confined thereto as changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A sounding toy comprising a casing formed of a cylindrical side wall, a rear wall fixed to said side wall, a cover telescoping over said side wall, a disc-shaped mirror fixed in said side wall intermediate the ends of the latter forming a closed sound chamber, said rear wall being of a material different from said mirror, a plurality of pellets loose in said chamber, a non-shatterable disc formed of transparent material secured in said side wall in confronting position to said mirror, said mirror curved outwardly from said disk to contact the disk only at its periphery leaving a space between the center of said mirror and said disc, the major portion of the mirror thus being spaced from the disc to permit the mirror to vibrate upon impact of said pellets to cause a sound effect, the mirror and rear wall being of different materials to provide two tones upon alternate impact by said pellets.

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